Eurowings interview questions
88 candidate-reported items · stages covered: Online aptitude and knowledge tests, Assessment day, Group exercise, Panel interview, Simulator assessment
Candidates report 88 interview questions for Eurowings, across 5 stages of the selection process. Every question below comes from published candidate reports or airline material — grouped by where in the process it came up.
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The Eurowings selection process
- Candidate reports place Eurowings questions at these stages: Online aptitude and knowledge tests, Assessment day, Group exercise, Panel interview, Simulator assessment.
- Airlines change their selection often — treat this as what recent candidates report, not an official syllabus.
Reported Eurowings interview questions
Every item below is something a candidate reported being asked — no invented questions. Where the report carried a role or year, it is shown.
Online aptitude and knowledge tests
- What is the correct position report in IFR?
- When is a runway contaminated, and what happens with V1 when the runway is flooded?
- How is fuel measured when filling the tanks?
- ATPL theory block — reported as exam-level mixed-subject questions, with Air Law, Airframes, Meteo, Principles of Flight, OPS and Performance the main topics
- BQ multitasking test — you follow a cross, respond to four coloured traffic lights, monitor three colour tanks, and type in the instructed level when you hear your own callsign (e.g. audio says 'India Papa 3 2 1, climb and maintain 1000 ft' and if that is your callsign you type 1000 and press Enter)
- What does 7700 mean?
- ATPL theory block — reported as 'mostly OPS related' with time calculations and meteorology such as jet streams
- From what flight level is icing possible in a cumulonimbus?
- ATPL theory block — what percentage of oxygen is for passengers of a non-pressurised aircraft
- ATPL block of ~60 multiple-choice questions in 30–45 minutes, roughly 5 from each of Air Law, Performance, Principles of Flight, Aircraft Systems, Meteorology, Navigation and IR communications
- ATPL theory block — find the landing fuel, twice, given figures for MTOW, taxi and trip fuel
- ATPL theory block — how much the pressure is reduced in comparison with MSL (options 25%, 30%, 50%, 100%)
- BQ multitasking test (updated version) — you are 'bombed with callsigns that are very similar to your callsign without a break', and the colour tanks empty constantly without a break; the lights turn yellow before blue
- Written maths block, 25 questions in 20 minutes — problem solving with fuel consumption, distance, finding cubic metres, finding litres from given height/width/height, and triangles
- ATPL theory block — what does it indicate when the centreline taxi lights are flashing yellow/green
- ATPL theory block — controlled flight [into terrain] after 30 minutes
- Compass error
- English test — popular idioms/sayings, e.g. what 'Don't make a mountain out of a molehill' means
- Written English test — grammar, synonyms, vocabulary and expressions, plus a written answer of at least 50 words about a picture
- Maths / number series block — percentages, taxes, fuel, distances, practical calculations and number series, plus mental calculation and mental time calculations, all done without a calculator
- ATPL theory block — when do you have to advise ATC about your expected time of arrival
- CBT time calculations, e.g. 15:00 + 24 minutes, then harder, e.g. 15:00 - 01:25 +270 minutes
- ATPL theory block — speed of warm front comparing with cold front
- ATPL theory block — ground effect if [the] distance is increased
- English test — five images, choose the description that fits both grammatically and contextually
- Where does the centre of pressure move if you increase the angle of attack?
- Balanced take-off — what is V1?
- CBT mental maths — mental calculations getting progressively harder, e.g. 26x16x5, 45x16x3
- ATPL theory block, 60 questions in 40 minutes on paper — example question topics reported by candidates: about temperature inversion
- When climbing with constant TAS, what happens to CAS?
Assessment day
- Language rule reported for the CQ: German- and Austrian-nationality candidates were interviewed in German, all other nationalities in English; the group exercise is conducted in English regardless
- CQ structure reported by a candidate: personality questionnaire (reported as ~350–500 items, ~1.5 hours on a computer) similar to the BQ one, individual interview with 3–5 assessors, group exercise, then final individual interview
- Role-play exercises as part of the Corporate Qualification day (officially: 'the day consists of interviews, group exercises and role play exercises')
Group exercise
- CQ group exercise — a group task that is different every time, sometimes with the whole group together and sometimes split into two groups; assessors are watching whether everyone gets a say and whether the group works together
- Draw a random topic card and speak on it in English in front of the group
- Topic card example: 'What is my life philosophy?'
- Topic card example: 'What do I like most about myself?'
- CQ conflict / debate exercise — candidates refer to a 'group exercise and a debate' and a separate 'conflict exercise' as a component of the CQ day
- CQ group exercise scenarios 'can be different' — sometimes everyone works together, sometimes the group is split into two; followed by a feedback round where you give feedback on others and can correct your own behaviour
- Group task/exercise: divided into groups of 3–5, given a task with a 10–20 minute time limit, with assessors sitting opposite you; candidates report the task itself is easy and that passing or failing the task is not the point — 'they want to see how you behave in a group'
- CQ group exercise feedback: 'it's an interview and a group exercise which is different each time. There's no way really to prepare, other than obvious standard interview questions about yourself and your background/history. ... In the group exercise it's about communicating and working together. Make sure you and everyone else gets a say.'
- CQ group exercise and interview are followed by a short feedback session where you also give feedback yourself and can correct yourself if you smiled too much, lied or said something wrong; the result is usually given within one or two days
Panel interview
- A lot of questions about your CV — why you wanted to become a pilot, why you want to work for Eurowings, and whether you know the company well including its culture and values
- What is your life philosophy? (reported as a drawn topic card the candidate must speak about in English, alongside cards such as 'What do I like most about myself?')
- Why do you want to do something different now?
- Stage order as reported by a candidate who went through the whole process: 'the second level (SIM) and the third (group exercises) and last (final interview, stress interview with psychologist from DLR and pilot)'
- Are you really sure you want to become a pilot?
- Do you know the company well — including its culture and values?
- What can you improve about yourself?
- Immediately after takeoff you hear a loud bang and an engine fire warning illuminates at 1,500 ft with gear up and flaps retracting — describe your complete decision-making process (memory items, engine securing, return or continue, crew communication, passenger and ATC considerations)
- Where do you want to work? Which base do you prefer?
- Final short interview: do you have any questions, or do you want to say something about the day / give feedback about Interpersonal?
- Why did you take longer to finish your degree?
- Why Eurowings / Why EW?
- Tell us about yourself personally — your life, what you have done, and your future plans.
- Standard interview questions about yourself and your background/history
- A lot of questions about your CV
- Why Eurowings rather than Lufthansa mainline (or Condor / Ryanair / another Lufthansa Group subsidiary)?
- Tell me about yourself — your life, what you have done, your future plans
- What would you do if your Captain wanted to continue an unstabilised approach / dismissed a weather concern / disagreed with you on fuel? (graduated assertiveness, CRM) — reported as the situational-judgement format used at the panel stage
- CQ: after or beside the interview you answer roughly 500 psychological questions on an iPad; the BQ personality test (reported as 100 questions in 30 minutes) is not evaluated on the BQ day but only at this final interview
- Which NFF or pilot course of Lufthansa did you go through?
- What would your colleagues say about you?
- Why did you quit this job?
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?
- Why this airline rather than Lufthansa mainline, Condor, Ryanair or another Lufthansa Group subsidiary? (motivation question probing whether Eurowings is a genuine destination or a stepping stone)
- Standard opening questions about your strengths and weaknesses
- The interviewers pushed hard on negative aspects of your background and life — 'despite you going there enthusiastic and prepared, they try to push you into talking only about negative things about your life or yourself'
- Does the CQ interview include any technical/ATPL questions? Reported answer from a candidate who had passed the sim: 'No, it doesn't. The BQ contains one section for ATPL, and that's it. If you passed the BQ you're good.'
- Why do you want to become a pilot?
- Which NFF (pilot course of Lufthansa) did you go through?
- Why do you want to work for Eurowings?
- If there is a technical question at the last stage it will definitely not be about the A320 but technical ATPL questions — for example a general question where you have to explain things like what Ryanair and Wizz Air do
- Why Germany?
Simulator assessment
- Distraction trap near minima: 'they will try to give you instructions when reaching minima — to see if you forget the landing checklist or go below minimums'
- Simulator screening: fly one complete holding pattern, then a standard ILS from the outer marker/beacon, land and pull the parking brake — no emergencies are inserted in this profile
- Simulator assessment distraction tactic reported by candidates: assessors issue instructions at/near decision minima to see whether you forget the landing checklist or descend below the decision altitude
- Describe the A320 Normal Law flight-envelope protections and how they change in Alternate Law and Direct Law — reported as a technical-interview item in Eurowings sim/briefing material
- FNPT screening profile variant: 'the workload is very high, they will give you a non-RNAV SID and they will make the wind very strong aloft. They do tolerate mistakes, but only a few small ones… Also expect some tricks, like not being given your landing clearance at all' — candidate failed after three small errors
- Simulator screening profile as described by a forum answer: 'all hand flown, no autopilot or autothrottle, no flight director, no magenta line, NAV based on raw data bearing needles. Profile usually consists of a SID, some airwork, hold entry, precision approach, missed approach, non-precision approach.'
- Simulator screening (DA42, Interpersonal Hamburg): fly a SID up to 5000 ft, then steep 45-degree turns, then you're cleared direct to the VOR/DME and asked to enter the hold — with significant wind aloft (reported ~20 kt) requiring three wind corrections on the outbound leg
- Simulator screening: the approach briefing and flying the procedure at the same time is the hardest part — reported by a candidate who almost forgot to call the decision altitude
- A320 full-flight simulator check (reported in Vienna for Eurowings Europe): a synthetic emergency scenario flown with none of the usual resources — 'Of all these, in EuroWings sim scenario are available: NONE' (no autopilot, no FMGS, no iPad, no second crew member, no ATC cooperation, no cabin crew). A complex LIDO SID is flown and there is no autothrust
- Simulator screening: you are asked to self-assess yourself afterwards, and this is part of the notation
- Earlier-era A320 screening sim (pre-2018): 'complete Single Pilot operation in raw data', no autopilot, LIDO charts, with a 'pseudo PNF Captain' who is supposed to help but may instead distract, and 'ATC' instructions issued deliberately to distract while you are busy
- A320 full-motion sim for type-rated candidates: raw data only (no AP/FD), VOR/NDB/DME navigation only — 'you have to fly the needles' — no systems knowledge required, no emergencies
- Simulator screening: each of six candidates flies a departure, a holding pattern, a standard ILS approach and a vectored RNAV or LOC approach, including a go-around; two assessors sit behind acting as tower controllers and observe how you manage the workload. Charts are given shortly before flying and use LIDO
- FNPT screening profile: fly a non-RNAV SID to 5000 ft, steep 45-degree turns, then a VOR/DME hold, one full holding pattern, standard ILS from the outer marker, land and pull the parking brake — with significant winds aloft (~20 kt) requiring wind-correction estimates, no emergencies, and a mandatory self-assessment in the debrief
FAQ
- What questions does Eurowings ask at interview?
- Our research catalog holds 88 candidate-reported items for Eurowings. Examples candidates reported: “Why do you want to do something different now?”; “Are you really sure you want to become a pilot?”; “Do you know the company well — including its culture and values?”.
- What does the Eurowings selection process look like?
- Based on candidate reports, questions come up at these stages: Online aptitude and knowledge tests, Assessment day, Group exercise, Panel interview, Simulator assessment. This is reported evidence, not Eurowings's official syllabus.
- Does Eurowings ask technical questions?
- Yes — 30 of the 88 reported items are technical or ATPL-level. The rest split between personal/motivation questions and scenario-based CRM probes.
- How do I practice for the Eurowings interview?
- AirlineBridge runs a free voice-first practice interview tuned on the questions Eurowings candidates report — 10, 25 or 45 minutes, with a scored debrief across eight behavioural dimensions.
- Is this Eurowings's official hiring process?
- No. Everything on this page is candidate-reported or published prep evidence, collected for interview practice. Always verify current requirements and stages with Eurowings recruiting.
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